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Bohemian, French, Danes, Swedes, Dutch, Irish, Scotch, Poles 

 and Negroes. These foreigners constitute more than one-half of 

 the working force of the plant. 



9. Wages range from 5 cents to 40 cents per hour; only a few 

 save any part of their earnings. 



10. Workmen of no nationality excel in any line of work, 

 although men who have learned their trade abroad are generally 

 considered more thorough workmen. 



The Armour interests in Kansas City and Chicago form the 

 largest packing establishment in the world. The new Beef House 

 at Kansas City is the largest one in the world, being seven stories 

 high with a cold storage capacity of 15.000 dressed cattle, and 

 covering an area of 300 by 500 feet. 



The general statistics of the Kansas City plant are as follows: 

 Ground acreage covered by buildings and used for other 



purposes 30 acres. 



Floor acreage in buildings go " 



Cold air rooms 30 " 



Storage capacity 200,000,000 lbs. 



14 Ice Machines producing a refrigeration equal to the melting of 



1350 tons of ice every 24 hours. 

 Electric Light capacity equal to that used in a well lighted city of 



20,000 inhabitants. 

 Daily killing capacit}-: Hogs, 12,000: Cattle. 4.000; Sheep, 5,000. 



The term building, as used in the plant, means any building 

 or portion of a building which is separated from another building 

 or portion of a building, by a wall. 



There are 4 main offices in the plant, viz: Executive, Fresh 

 Meat, New Beef House, General Superintendent's. In these offices 

 about 225 people are employed. Scattered throughout the plant 

 are 20 smaller offices with a force of 50 clerks. There are 3 time- 

 keepers, 2 for the "hands"' and i for the office employees — time- 

 keepers work from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. The General Superintendent's 

 office is the working centre of the plant; all work done is reported 

 here; all repairs needed, all requisitions for men and for materials, 

 first come to this office for an " O. K." The General Superintend- 

 ent receives a salary of $25,000 per year; formen average $2.75 

 per day. The Traveling Superintendent, who goes out on short 

 trips to near by points in case several towns should together wish 

 to order a car-load of goods, receives $300 per month for over- 

 seeing the correct unloading of these goods. 



We have obtained some information concerning the plant itself, 

 let us now consider the condition of the working people — how they 



